Federal Project Number One
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Federal Project Number One was a New Deal arts initiative under the Works Progress Administration that funded and coordinated large-scale programs in writing, theater, music, and visual arts during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Project Number One canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Project Number One Context triple: [Federal Writers’ Project, partOf, Federal Project Number One]
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A.
Plan White
Plan White was the German military codename for the invasion of Poland in 1939 that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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B.
British Security Coordination
British Security Coordination was a covert British intelligence organization based in New York during World War II that coordinated espionage, propaganda, and security operations across the Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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D.
MAUD Report
The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
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E.
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Project Number One Target entity description: Federal Project Number One was a New Deal arts initiative under the Works Progress Administration that funded and coordinated large-scale programs in writing, theater, music, and visual arts during the Great Depression.
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A.
Plan White
Plan White was the German military codename for the invasion of Poland in 1939 that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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B.
British Security Coordination
British Security Coordination was a covert British intelligence organization based in New York during World War II that coordinated espionage, propaganda, and security operations across the Western Hemisphere.
-
C.
Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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D.
MAUD Report
The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
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E.
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal arts program
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federal government project ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| budget | tens of millions of U.S. dollars (approximate scale) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1943 ⓘ |
| employer |
actors
ⓘ
artists ⓘ musicians ⓘ researchers ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical documentation
ⓘ
literature ⓘ music ⓘ theater ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| hasEffect |
development of careers of many American artists and writers
ⓘ
expansion of public access to the arts in the United States ⓘ preservation of American folk culture and oral histories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Federal Art Project
ⓘ
Federal Music Project ⓘ Federal Theatre Project ⓘ Federal Writers’ Project ⓘ Historical Records Survey ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Great Depression
ⓘ
New Deal ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal era
|
| mainPurpose |
cultural documentation of the United States
ⓘ
employment for artists during the Great Depression ⓘ support for American arts and culture ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Living Newspaper productions (through Federal Theatre Project)
ⓘ
community symphony orchestras (through Federal Music Project) ⓘ oral history interviews with former slaves (through Federal Writers’ Project) ⓘ state and local historical records surveys ⓘ support for murals in public buildings ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Deal
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | shifting federal priorities during World War II ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
commissioning of public art for schools and post offices
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creation of guidebooks to U.S. states and cities ⓘ production of free or low-cost theater performances ⓘ |
| sponsor | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Project Number One Description of subject: Federal Project Number One was a New Deal arts initiative under the Works Progress Administration that funded and coordinated large-scale programs in writing, theater, music, and visual arts during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (3)
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